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octahedrite

Syllabification: (oc·ta·he·drite)
Pronunciation: /ˌäktəˈhēdrīt/
Definition of octahedrite

noun

  • 2an iron meteorite containing plates of kamacite and taenite in an octahedral orientation.

Origin:

early 19th century: from octahedron + -ite1

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